Owner resources and Texas compliance guides
What Texas elevator law actually requires of building owners, how inspections and TDLR filings work, and how to make equipment decisions with real information. Every legal statement links to the statute or agency source it comes from.
Texas Elevator Inspection Requirements
Texas elevator inspection law, cited section by section: annual inspection by a registered inspector, 30-day TDLR filing, certificate display, ASME standards.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
TDLR Elevator Filing Guide
Who files the elevator inspection report with TDLR, the 30-day statutory deadline, per-unit filing fees, and how the certificate of compliance gets issued.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Building Owner Compliance Checklist
Every duty Chapter 754 puts on Texas building owners — annual inspection, 30-day TDLR filing, fees, certificate display, maintenance — in one cited checklist.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Certificate of Compliance, Explained
What the Texas elevator certificate of compliance is, who issues it, how owners obtain one, where it must be displayed, and the one-year renewal cycle.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Annual Inspection: What to Expect
What happens during a Texas annual elevator inspection: who attends, what gets examined and tested, how long it takes, and what the report looks like afterward.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
If You Fail an Elevator Inspection
Deficiencies on a Texas elevator inspection: what the report means, the 30-day verification duty, when a unit stays down, and how to close items out.
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ASME A17.1, Explained
What ASME A17.1 is, how Texas adopts it under §754.014, what the edition-in-effect rule means for your equipment, and where it shows up on inspection reports.
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ASME A17.3 for Existing Installations
ASME A17.3 sets minimum safety requirements for elevators already in service. What it covers and why age is not an exemption in Texas.
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Modernization Cost Guide
What drives elevator modernization cost: scope tier, equipment type, rise and landings, code-driven items, downtime — and how to compare proposals.
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How Long Does an Elevator Last?
Elevator service life by subsystem: why controls age out before machines, what shortens or extends life, and how to tell where your equipment sits on the curve.
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Hydraulic vs. Traction Elevators
How hydraulic and traction elevators differ in rise, speed, space, energy, and maintenance — and which one fits a given Texas building.
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Maintenance Contract Guide
How elevator maintenance agreements differ, what full maintenance really covers, the clauses that matter, and what to ask before signing or renewing.
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Signs Your Elevator Needs Modernization
The observable signals that an elevator has moved past what maintenance can fix: parts waits, repeat callbacks, leveling drift, and recurring inspection items.
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Elevator Entrapment: What to Do
What to do when someone is trapped in an elevator: what staff should say and never do, who performs the rescue, and the owner's reporting duty afterward.
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ADA Elevator Requirements
How the ADA Standards, ASME A18.1, and the Texas architectural barriers program interact — and what triggers accessibility scope on an elevator project.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Elevator Downtime Cost Worksheet
A worksheet for pricing what an elevator outage costs your building — the inputs that matter, how to gather them, and how to use the result in a capital case.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Federal Building Elevator Contracts
How elevator service is contracted for federal and government buildings in Texas: UEI and CAGE registration, NAICS codes, set-asides, and what agencies verify.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05